Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-28
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TIE APPROPRIATION pILL.

It was found that the appropriation for the
salary of the secretary OF the Yosemite Val
lev Commission had been lef. in the gcner-
al appropriation bill rs originally printed
at S4.fOl although this sum had been re-
duced in the committee to s2000. IL was
also discovered hat the report of the
Committee of the Whole was incorrectly printed
in the Journal, inasInuph asst made no mention
| OF this very importain reduction There was
considerable comment on this because of the
efforts made by DR.. May TO have the salary fixed
at the original figure. The Journal and the bill
were corrected in this and another minor par
ticular, and the bill again sent to the printer
and the engrossing clerk. 1t came back in about
two hours and WAS then finally passed and sent
to the Senate.
Briefly was quite indignant at what he CON
sidered deliberate attempt to defeat the will
of the people, and offered Il resolution To the
effect that committee OF three be appointed
by the Speaker to investigate the errors III the
journal and he faulty engrOssment. The reso-
luton was adopted. and the speaker appointed
rs such committee MeSSrs. Briefly, sims and
Mathews of iehama.
COUNTY PRINTING.
The substitute county and togn government
bill. prepared by the Committee on County and
Town Government under direction OF the
House. contained c'ause to which Wrisht Of
Stanislaus took exception This provides that
the county printing and advertising shalt be
gwen TO the lowest bidder. At present such
work is given by the Supervisors in the counties
concerned to any party they may decide uGon
at an agreed rate. Wright NJ first argued that
this provision would inure the small count
newspapers that depend upon the county aG-
yertising tor support. When other members
expressed the otini.n that newspaper men
cou d take care of themselves. Wright said that
the joker in the clause i that it will permit the
form 4tiou OF combinations to raise rates. lie
understood that it bad been inserted at the in
stance of certain editors
Wrights mot on to strike out was almost
unanimously voted down
At the evening sess,r n The bill to pay Amelia
PfeitfeT's estate Sl7,e0J Tor water appropr ated
by the Univ, rsity was sought 10 be taken up and
but its supporters. since the mith-Bu keley
scandal. are few and far between, ard it failed
The bill is virtually killed
Several proposed constitutional amendments
Were withdrawn and some passed upon the fl G.
there not being votes enough present to pass
them.
Allen Henry's opium bill which has caused
Senator Notlitt much anguish. and Clerk Smith
no end OF trouble, besides smirchi.S its author
was read third rimc aud passed unanimously
The following bills were passed Ruckef's
bill. providing Tor the government and manage
ment of the California Home for the Care and
Training of Feebelnindcd Children; McDon-
nells bill, amending Section sol of the Nuni-
eipal Corporations Act, relating to the town of
Sonoma; Henley's bill (l21l amending the
charter Of Chico: Buffers bill Cl77l, amending
Section g.S of the Code Of Civil Procedure re-
latiVe tn attachments BOst's dill Cgg) amend
ing Section l0i6 OF the Penal Cole relating to
forming juries in criminal Courts; COMBS pro-
posed amendments TO McDo6nells bill, No 12l,
relative to fish and game. the effect of which is
tn prevent Cinnamon from catching small Il n
i'll streams in the STATE, aud to permit the re-
tricving of deer after they have been wounded.
a number of bills were read on the FIRST and
second reading file. while many which were
on their third reading were passed at the re-
quest of their author, who were not willing to
rlsi them when 50 few were present The even
ing session lasted until after 10 9 clock.